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[Bridie]

Please be careful when ordering flowers via Interflora unless it's just my unfortunate example and having to deal with "the only interflora florist in the village" aka no local competition!

My daughter ordered this in Glasgow via Interflora;



I got this;


Flowers missing ,full of filler and the scant flowers that were added were dying. The picture does it justice!! - the leaves are brown speckled and rotting in the less than half filled vase.
It's bad enough that it spoils Mother's Day and the fact that she spent £32.00 however what if it had been sent to someone in hospital or to someone that you don't know very well and they didn't like to complain.

[The Egg Man]

The trouble with Interflora is that you've no control over what happens at the 'other end'.

If your recipient is in a one florist village it might be worth doing a recce to the next town or village next visit. A good florist a few miles away might be prepared to do the delivery for a small extra charge if you order direct from them and pay over the phone by card.

Interflora take an arrangement fee at both ends (I believe) so it'd be a win-win-win for you, the delivery florist and the recipient.

[Bridie]

Interflora offered a speedy refund however no other compensation!
The local florist are at it if they thought that was anywhere near a sufficent service.
Someone told me on FB that when they lost a relative friends sent a bouquet in good faith to them. The bouquet was abysmal with wilting flowers etc. They lied when asked if the flowers were nice in order not to offend or upset their friends.
Wonder how often this happens

Told daughter to send chocolates next time

[Dot]

Bridie,

That was very disappointing for both you and your daughter.
Sounds as though customer service could have been a bit better too.

I have ordered flowers online quite a few times and have used Interflora but have used another company which I have
always had good service from. They have always been fresh and arrived when they were supposed to.
I have also had flowers from them sent to me by a relative two or three times.
They can do flowers by post, florist or courier.

http://www.flyingflowers.co.uk

Perhaps an option next time is just do what my son in England did for my birthday.
He had a book from Amazon sent direct to me which was easy for him as no trailing round shops etc.

[The Egg Man]

Part of the problem is that we've all allowed ourselves to be sold the this day or that day nonsense which involves spending sometimes daft amounts of money reminding someone that you haven't forgotten them when many would be happier just to get a phone call.

There's a wee thing in The Herald this am about the lack of a Sister's Day. I can almost hear the printing presses at Clintons Cards firing up as I type

[jodieohdoh]

Part of the problem is that we've all allowed ourselves to be sold the this day or that day nonsense which involves spending sometimes daft amounts of money reminding someone that you haven't forgotten them when many would be happier just to get a phone call.

There's a wee thing in The Herald this am about the lack of a Sister's Day. I can almost hear the printing presses at Clintons Cards firing up as I type

"Reminding someone you haven't forgotten them" - that's the sad truth. That's part of the reason I feel rather uncomfortable about the whole thing, it's almost like amnesty day for bad sons and daughters, you haven't rung your mum "just because" in six months, so you can send her a bunch of flowers and a card and that makes everything fine.

I think I started a tradition this year. Didn't bother with a card or flowers, ordered her a curry from her favourite Indian restaurant instead.

[Bridie]

I think she's finished sending me flowers now and the Amazon and other ideas are better ones too.

However people will still send flowers to hospitals and hopefully won't get ripped off the same way.

[RDR]

I think she's finished sending me flowers now and the Amazon and other ideas are better ones too.

However people will still send flowers to hospitals and hopefully won't get ripped off the same way.

Most acute hospital areas now won't allow flowers due to the infection control risks.

[jodieohdoh]

I'm all excited coz I'm off to Hamburg in the morning.

[Josef]

Have fun!

Looking forward to our own Berlin visit soon.

[banjo]

daughter in law got home from berlin today josef.

[Lone Groover]

Got to move out of our flat for up to six months for repairs !!!!!!!!!!!

Hence
Hope you don't mind a For Sale Item..



Hi Fi for sale £150.
NAD 100watt amp - C370
Sony Mini Disc
Phillips CD player / Burner
Acoustic research Cresta 30 speakers.
... Glass/Chrome Stand
Lots of bits of wire.

Can be heard, but only for a week or so as moving out, then its in store or dumped.
PM for other info.

[Lucky Poet]

I've just overheard some of the European (Polish?) workers from a nearby restaurant trying out their Scottish language skills, while on a fag break at the back door. They seem taken with "haw, ya fanny."

[Doorstop]

[jodieohdoh]

I could live in Hamburg. Amazing city, I recommend a visit.